Rockhampton Orphanage, Birralee
Rockhampton Orphanage (Birralee)
124 Quarry Street
Rockhampton
Qld
Australia
Provider: Queensland Government
Year Opened: 1870
Year Closed: 1982
Previously named Birralee.
Rockhampton Orphanage became a receiving depot in the early 20th Century and became the Birralee Receiving and Assessment Centre in 1968. The photograph is from the ‘Annual Report of the Director of State Children Department’ of 1913.
Historical Overview of Children in Queensland Institutions.
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Articles Relating to this Orphanage:
Our Orphanages – Morning Bulletin Wenesday 29th May 1889
CLAN Homes – Orphanages Gallery
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